Cording attachment for sewing-machines



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H. BEHRINGER. ORDING ATTACHMENT POR SEWING MACHINES. N0. 264,817.` Patented Sept. 19, .1882

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UNITED STATES' PATENT EFICE.

HENRIT BEHRINGER, or oINoINNATI, oHIo.

CORDING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 264,817, dated September 19, 1882.

Application led March 2, 1882. (No model.)

To all 'whom it 'may concern Be it'known that I, HENRY BEHRINGER, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State ot Ohio, have invented a new and uscful Improvement in Gording Attachments for Sewing-Machines, of which the following is a specilication.

1n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1is a perspective view of my cording device in position upon the cloth-plate. cal section at right angles-to the `direction'of the leed inthe plane ot' the cord-presser tongue and its adjusting-screw. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the cord-guide in .the plane of its adjusting-screw. 'Fig'. 4 is an under side view ot' the cord-guide. Fig. G a transverse section, of a piece ot' cloth with attached cord. Figs. 7 and 8 are similar views ofthe same aft-er the folding ofthe cloth, so as to bring` the cord t0 the edge of the garnient. l

A and B may represent respectively the cloth-plate and needle of any sewing-machine. For use with my corder a specially-formed presser-foot, C, is substituted for the one in ordinary stitching. 'lhecloth-platehasascrewthreaded hole, a, for the screw D, by which the corder is secured to the plate A.

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E is the base-plate of my corder, having an opening, e, for the shank ofthe attaching and clamping screw D. This opening is ofthe represented slot form; so as to enable the said plate to be adjusted to agree with the desired distance ot' the cord from the edge ofthe goods.

Another slot, e', parallel to the first, receives a stud,f, that projects from the under surface of the plate F, which constitutes the lower member of my cord-guide proper. The member F terminates in front in a trough, G, parallel to the feed and in alignment with the needle-hole, which it closely approaches without crossin g. l

Screwed to the top of member F is the up per member, II, ofmy cord-guide. The member H is preferably ot' spring-steel and terminates in front in atrough, I,which superposes the trough G, of which it is the inverted counterpart, and in conjunction with which it forms a cylindrical or approximately cylindrical cord passage. The inverted trough Iextends be- Fig. 2 is a verbi-- Fig. 5 is a top view, and` in its passage through the channel G I, may

be subjected to any desired tension. t

.The base-plate E should correspond in thickness to that of the goods to be operated upon,

and the device is made applicable to goods of i diverse thicknesses by providing an assortment otinterchangeable base-plates which dit'- fer from one another only in thickness.

In use my guide is preferably so adjusted relatively to the needle as to locate the stitching near to one or other edge ot' the cord, so

asto produce whatisknown as secret or invisible77 stitching, and where two hnesofstitch- `ing are employed a second adjustment of the guide may cause the second stitching to take place on the remote side of the cord to that occupied by the first line ot stitching, so as to leave the crown ofthe cord free.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent;

1. A cording attachment for sewing-machines, that comprises in the described com.

bination a slotted adjustable base-plate, E, lower guide-plate, F G, and the attached upper guide-plate, H I l' i, provided with setscrew J, substantially as set forth.. l

2. In combination with brise E and channeled guide F G H I I t', the tension-tongue K, occupying notch t" in the upper guide-meniber, and having the regulating-screw L M, as andl for the purpose set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

YHENRY BEHRINGER.

Attest:

GEo. Il. KNIGHT, SMIL. S. CARPENTER. 

